In an interview with the BBC, Milly said that with the onset of autumn weather, it will be more difficult for the Ukrainian armed forces to maneuver.
He also said that the Ukrainian army was advancing, albeit more slowly than expected.
“There is still heavy fighting going on. The Ukrainians are fighting and making consistent progress,” Milly said. “There is still some time left, probably about 30 to 45 days of fighting weather, because the Ukrainians are not done yet. The fighting is not over yet. [Ukrainas bruņotie spēki] have not yet completed the battle phase they have planned.”
Ukraine’s counteroffensive began at the beginning of the summer, and the Ukrainian armed forces announced that they had succeeded in breaking through the first and most heavily fortified defense line of the Russian army in the Zaporizhzhia region.
“I said from the beginning that this war would be long, slow, hard and take a lot of casualties. That’s exactly what is happening,” Milley said.
CONTEXT:
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. Putin claimed that NATO was going to use Ukraine as a springboard for aggression against Russia, although there was no evidence for these claims. Ukraine believes that Putin’s real goal is to destroy Ukraine’s statehood and bring the territory under Moscow’s control.
A large-scale offensive failed, Ukraine did not give up, and with the help of foreign military aid, the Ukrainian army managed to stop the invaders and in the autumn to liberate the Kharkiv region, recover Kherson, and at the beginning of the summer, the Ukrainian counter-offensive began.
The progress of the counterattack is hampered by the lack of effective offensive weapons, minefields and the fortified positions of the Russian occupation forces, however, the Ukrainian army is gradually moving forward.
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2023-09-10 11:12:53
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